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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
8
Local Wisdom and Big Hole residents share visits and events. Mary Shawn learns of grandson Wendell Stewart's Berkeley tied wedding as Barbara Maybee returns from Butte. multiple travels, school assignments, and family gatherings are listed with dates and places across Dillon Wisdom and surrounding towns.
About two hundred fifty employees of Cahill-Mooney Construction and their families enjoyed a successful outing at Dillmont park on Sunday. The company supplied refreshments and organized games and contests throughout the day and evening with many Dillon and Butte residents in attendance.
The Foxglove design No. 2 F in the 1939 NSHD series, with sister plans, appears in Ladies Home Journal for July. It features a 75 foot frontage, a covered porch and integrated garage, and aims for small, low cost suburban living with a strong exterior mass. Cost breakdowns for House 2 A in Waukee, Wisconsin total 3350.55 dollars including permit and labor, with 12 500 cubic feet volume and a 5 percent profit. Local estimates from retail lumber dealers and plans from James Foundation are available via district office Box 214 Helen.
Polar is J G Rochon and Dorothy Rochon vacationing at Elkhorn Hot Springs from Anaconda. School district clerk J D Harrison and several ranch crews wrap up hay harvest. Numerous visits include Mr and Mrs J Judge and family, the Harrison clan at Great Falls livestock show, and trips to Idaho Falls and Dillon.
In under six hours after sawing his way out of the Rigby Idaho jail, Paul Summerfield 20 was captured by Beaverhead county authorities. Sheriff Temple Patrolman Wright and Sheriff Cal Rose of Pampa Texas intercepted him at Lima and turned him over to the Idaho sheriff. Sheriff Rose is in Montana to pursue John Smith in Pampa for jumping bond after larceny arrest.
The community in Reichle mourns the death of L. E. Taylor with sympathy for his family. Miss Catherine Finnegan travels to Helena to visit relatives and meet a Minnesota sister. Local visitors include Mrs. Joe Brown, Mrs. Geb hard Fassler at Veronica Hartwig’s home and Mr. Henry Nichols with Mrs. Dillman. The Gransberry home hosts Wendell of Chicago and Bernard Pierce of Willmanton California. Bernard Garrison from Butte visits the Garrison ranch.
Those in Dillon this week from Dell included Paul Martinell family Nell McKnight Alma Henderson Glenn Garr Joe Birrer Walter Bastian Bill Sweeney and the Dowling Kenison households. Mountain View 4-H club met at the schoolhouse Friday for their regular meeting.
Dillon Elks lodge will compete at the state Elks convention in Livingston next week. The Elks drum and bugle corps and the officers ritual team enter the event, with Kenneth Wheat directing the drum and bugle corps and Matt Kay heading the ritualistic committee. The corps, in its third year of competition, previously placed fourth in Red Lodge in 1937 and won at Anaconda last year then earned a plaque at Idaho Falls as best drum and bugle corps on the field with an enlarged 24 member lineup.
The Ringling Brothers and Bailey show arrives in Butte on Saturday August 19 with Gargantua the giant gorilla and a vast menagerie. Performances at 2 15 and 8 15 feature 2 000 participants including 50 lions and tigers, and new European acts led by the Pilades Zerbinis and Riding Cristiani.
The Dillon Country Club held a Wednesday luncheon at 1 30 P M in the club house. Hostesses for the day were Mrs Arthur Graeter Mrs E L Poindexter Mrs Bernard Williams and Mrs Walter Stamm.
A list of guests and travelers visits the Bitter Root region. Families including Hirschy Piatt Clemons Neidts Johnson Peterson and others hosted or joined relatives from Dillon Butte Hamilton and Great Falls. Several residents returned home after weekend trips and motor journeys.
Dr H F Brundage R M Barrett and Justin Brundage went into Madison County on a fishing trip Friday.
A stainless steel plaque naming the Middle Fork of the Flathead river bridge as the most beautiful small bridge of steel built in the past year was affixed on August 11. The plaque was presented by America prevost Steel Construction and will be represented by Hegipyy Chicago, president Klispell of the Belton Chamber of Commerce.
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